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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1932
Page
19
A sudden mountain storm sent a 15 foot flood down the dry Paillon riverbed in Nice, sweeping between forty and fifty people from sleep. Police recovered two bodies and saved nine, including two women and a child, as the bed under the city roadway houses many unemployed and homeless.
Winston Salem dispatch reports authorities examining whether a professional gunman killed 20 year old Smith Reynolds famed Carolina millionaire heir. Investigators consider extortion by racketeers encountered during Reynolds visits to New York or Florida and note his long standing fear and carrying a firearm. The case centers on the fatal shooting at his hotel or home.
Report states a thud was heard outside a suburban mansion as if a person had fallen from a tree or balcony, prompting initial police inquiry into a possible incident on the property.
In Washington a meeting of the national prohibition board of strategy discussed backing Hoover as the Republican candidate despite a guarded planks in the party platform. Most leaders favored remaining with the Hoover ticket, resisting talk of a third party movement or Borah headed bid.
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt guides his 40 foot yawl Myth II through Buzzards Bay toward the Cape Cod Canal after three days of New England cruising. He plans a Woods Hole visit with ex ambassador Charles R. Crane and indicated advance notice of the St Lawrence treaty signing.
A dense slate of radio slots lists shows, musical acts, dramas, and educational segments across CBS NBC and ABC affiliates. Entries name programs such as Lado of Lyons, Lady b h, and songsters like the Madison Singers, with stations WABC WMT WJZ WMAQ WEAF and others, and times ranging from early afternoon to evening.
A fragmentary listing shows 6:00 to 12:15 broadcast times across NBC CBS and affiliated stations. Entries include Rudy Vallee Olsen and Johnson acts, Rin Tin Tin, Joe Taloeka, Milla brothers, Thompkins corners, musical programs, Amos ’n Andy, Lombardo, Betty Crocker, and Alexander Semler with stations WJZ WABC WMT KMBC KMOX WEAF WGN WGN.
Governor Carlton announces vigorous prosecution of prison camp officials Captain George Courson and Guard Solomon Nigg in the sweat box death of Arthur Maillefert. He calls the case a rare exception in Florida prison life and pledges justice.
A Florida official cites prison life as a rare exception to disturbance with no major riots. He notes overall good care and discipline while admitting Maillefert was a dangerous man bent on breaking the law.
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